Thomas Malet

Sir Thomas Malet (1582–1665) was an English judge and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1628.

In March 1642 he encouraged the Kentish grand jury to petition Parliament in favour of the Book of Common Prayer and against depriving the King of control of the militia.

He was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years until he was exchanged for Sir John Temple.

[3] He was disabled by Parliament on 24 November 1645 and ceased to act on the fall of Oxford in June 1646.

[3] Malet died at the age of 82, leaving the estate to his son John.